Cory Schlesinger expected to be hired as head strength and conditioning coach
Cory Schlesinger is leaving the NBA and is expected to join the Texas Longhorns as the head strength and conditioning coach, Inside Texas has learned.
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Schlesinger leaves his post as the Director of Performance and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Phoenix Suns, a position he held from 2019 through this season.
The Hillsville, Va. native has more than a decade of experience at the college and professional level.
A former point guard at Berea College in Kentucky, Schlesinger spent three seasons as the Director of Sports Performance at Santa Clara University. During the three years with at Santa Clara, he worked with the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Schlesinger than made his way to Birmingham to direct the UAB strength and conditioning program under then head coach Jerod Hasse. The Blazers won 64 games in three seasons, including back-to-back post season appearances.
Schlesinger made the move to Stanford after Hasse was hired to lead the program. In three seasons at Stanford he served as the Director of Basketball Performance. Schlesinger also trained the 2019 National Champion Stanford Men’s Golf team.
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Texas basketball staff
Rodney Terry – Head Coach
Frank Haith – Assistant Coach
Steve McClain – Assistant Coach
Brandon Chappell – Assistant Coach
Chris Ogden – Director of Basketball
Cory Schlesinger – Director of Sports Performance/Head Strength and Conditioning
The Texas Longhorns current roster
PG Tyrese Hunter, 6-0.5, junior (10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists)
G Max Abmas, 6-0, super senior (21.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists at ORU)
G Chendall Weaver, 6-3, sophomore (9.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists at UTA)
F Alex Anamekwe, 6-5.5, sophomore (1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds)
F Brock Cunningham, 6-5.5, super duper senior (4.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists)
F Dillon Mitchell, 6-8, sophomore (4.3 points, 3.9 rebounds)
PF Dylan Disu, 6-9, super senior (8.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 blocks)
PF Ze’Rik Onyema, 6-8, senior (7.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.5 blocks at UTEP)
C Kadin Shedrick, 6-11, senior (6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.4 blocks at Virginia)
